Polygalaceae genera

Polygala is a large genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. They are commonly known as milkworts or snakeroots. The genus is distributed widely throughout much of the world in temperate zones and the tropics. The genus name Polygala comes from the ancient Greek "much milk", as the plant was thought to increase milk yields in cattle.

Xanthophyllum is a genus of about 109 species of trees and shrubs, of the plant family Polygalaceae; (under the Cronquist system it was previously placed in the monotypic family Xanthophyllaceae). The generic name is from the Greek meaning "yellow leaf", referring to how the leaves are often yellow when dry. In Borneo it is known as ' in Malay or ' in the Iban language.

Securidaca is a genus of shrubs and lianas in the family Polygalaceae. It is native to tropical Africa, SE Asia and the Americas from Mexico and the West Indies to Paraguay.

Epirixanthes is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It includes seven species which range from India and southern China through Indochina and Malesia to New Guinea.

Muraltia is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) which is native to Southern and Eastern Africa. Most of the species are endemic to South Africa, and one species is naturalized in Australia. It is named after Johannes von Muralt, a Swiss botanist and surgeon.

Atroxima is a plant genus in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae). It includes two species native to western and west-central tropical Africa, ranging from Guinea-Bissau to northern Angola. It was first described in 1905 by Otto Stapf in the Journal of the Linnean Society. It was initially in the Polygalaeae tribe before being split off with Carpolobia in 1992 to form the Carpolobieae tribe. They are lianas or liana-like shrubs which produce shiny, orange, fleshy uni- to tri-locular berries, these can have an area of up to .

Badiera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Its native range is the Caribbean.

Comesperma is a genus of shrubs, herbs and lianas in the family Polygalaceae. The genus is endemic to Australia. It was defined by the French botanist Jacques Labillardière in his 1806 work Novae Hollandiae Plantarum Specimen. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words come ("hair") and sperma ("seed"), and relates to the seeds bearing tufts of hair. The genus is distributed over southern Australia, particularly in the southwest of Western Australia, where 19 species are found. 24 species have been described.

Acanthocladus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae. Species of the genus are native to South America.

Moutabea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae with 11 species. It was first described in 1775 by Jean Aublet. Most species are neotropical, ranging from Costa Rica to Bolivia and central Brazil, with one species, M. pacifica, native to New Caledonia.

Diclidanthera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae.

Bredemeyera is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It includes 19 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico through Central and South America to Paraguay and southern Brazil.

Carpolobia is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) that are native to tropical Africa and Madagascar. It was first written about in 1831 by George Don, at which point 4 species were identified. In 1849, the number of accepted species went down to 2. The other 2 became part of the legume family. The two species that remained, C. alba and C. lutea, were described as closely resembling each other. It was initially in the Polygaleae tribe before being split off in 1992 along with the genus Atroxima to form the new tribe of Carpolobieae.

Monnina is a genus of flowering plants in the family Polygalaceae. There are 150 to 200 species distributed throughout the Americas from the United States to Patagonia. It was named after José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca.

Phlebotaenia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It includes two species native to Cuba and Puerto Rico.

Gymnospora is a genus of flowering plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) which is endemic to Brazil. It was first described as a subgenus of Polygala by Robert Chodat in 1891. It was separated into its own genera in 2013. Their flowers are long and its pedicels are long.

Eriandra fragrans is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It is the sole species in genus Eriandra. It is a tree native to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Caamembeca is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Its native range is tropical South America.

Rhinotropis is a small genus in the family Polygalaceae. It was separated as a genus from Polygala by J. Richard Abbott in 2011. It is native to the south and west of the United States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas and Utah) and to Mexico.

Heterosamara is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Its native range is Guinea, Western Central Tropical Africa, and Southern Africa.

Hebecarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Species are found from the southern United States (Arizona, Texas and New Mexico) through Mexico and Central America to western South America.

Barnhartia floribunda is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Polygalaceae. It is the sole species in its genus, Barnhartia. It is native to Venezuela, the Guianas, and Northern Brazil.